Prospective study on health-related quality of life in patients before and after cochlear implantation
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Prospective study on health-related quality of life in patients before and after cochlear implantation. / Plath, Michaela; Marienfeld, Theresa; Sand, Matthias; van de Weyer, Philipp S; Praetorius, Mark; Plinkert, Peter K; Baumann, Ingo; Zaoui, Karim.
In: EUR ARCH OTO-RHINO-L, Vol. 279, No. 1, 01.2022, p. 115-125.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Prospective study on health-related quality of life in patients before and after cochlear implantation
AU - Plath, Michaela
AU - Marienfeld, Theresa
AU - Sand, Matthias
AU - van de Weyer, Philipp S
AU - Praetorius, Mark
AU - Plinkert, Peter K
AU - Baumann, Ingo
AU - Zaoui, Karim
PY - 2022/1
Y1 - 2022/1
N2 - PURPOSE: Assessing cochlear implant (CI)-associated patient outcomes is a focus of implant research. Most studies have analyzed outcomes retrospectively with low patient numbers and few measurement time points. In addition, standardized CI-specific health-related quality of life (HRQoL) instruments have not been used. To address this, we prospectively assessed HRQoL in patients before and after implantation.METHODS: We assessed HRQoL using the Nijmegen Cochlear Implant Questionnaire (NCIQ), Abbreviated Profile of Hearing Aid Benefit (APHAB), Hearing Participation Scale (HPS), and the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) in 100 deaf or severely hearing-impaired patients (57 unilaterally deaf and 43 bilaterally deaf) before and 3, 6, and 12 months after cochlear implantation. We compared the results of unilaterally and bilaterally hearing-impaired patients and patients with or without a hearing aid. Principal component (PCA) and exploratory factor analyses (EFA) were also conducted.RESULTS: The NCIQ measured improvements in all 6 domains after CI and correlated well with other QoL instruments. The PCA revealed that the NCIQ can be better explained by physical, physical advanced, and socio-psychological components. The APHAB score ameliorated over time, except for the background noise domain. The overall HPS score improved over time, but the hearing handicap subscore significantly decreased. Sociodemographic influences on the questionnaire scores were relatively weak.CONCLUSION: Assessing HRQoL is essential for quantifying the patient outcome after CI. NCIQ scores in our patient cohort showed improved HRQoL in all domains and we recommend that the NCIQ be used as a first-line questionnaire for assessing QoL in hearing-impaired patients after CI.
AB - PURPOSE: Assessing cochlear implant (CI)-associated patient outcomes is a focus of implant research. Most studies have analyzed outcomes retrospectively with low patient numbers and few measurement time points. In addition, standardized CI-specific health-related quality of life (HRQoL) instruments have not been used. To address this, we prospectively assessed HRQoL in patients before and after implantation.METHODS: We assessed HRQoL using the Nijmegen Cochlear Implant Questionnaire (NCIQ), Abbreviated Profile of Hearing Aid Benefit (APHAB), Hearing Participation Scale (HPS), and the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) in 100 deaf or severely hearing-impaired patients (57 unilaterally deaf and 43 bilaterally deaf) before and 3, 6, and 12 months after cochlear implantation. We compared the results of unilaterally and bilaterally hearing-impaired patients and patients with or without a hearing aid. Principal component (PCA) and exploratory factor analyses (EFA) were also conducted.RESULTS: The NCIQ measured improvements in all 6 domains after CI and correlated well with other QoL instruments. The PCA revealed that the NCIQ can be better explained by physical, physical advanced, and socio-psychological components. The APHAB score ameliorated over time, except for the background noise domain. The overall HPS score improved over time, but the hearing handicap subscore significantly decreased. Sociodemographic influences on the questionnaire scores were relatively weak.CONCLUSION: Assessing HRQoL is essential for quantifying the patient outcome after CI. NCIQ scores in our patient cohort showed improved HRQoL in all domains and we recommend that the NCIQ be used as a first-line questionnaire for assessing QoL in hearing-impaired patients after CI.
U2 - 10.1007/s00405-021-06631-w
DO - 10.1007/s00405-021-06631-w
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 33559744
VL - 279
SP - 115
EP - 125
JO - EUR ARCH OTO-RHINO-L
JF - EUR ARCH OTO-RHINO-L
SN - 0937-4477
IS - 1
ER -